Literature Flashcards
What is a metaphor and give an example.
A metaphor is comparing two or more things without using the words like, as or than.
She has the heart of a lion.
What is a simile and give an example.
A simile is a comparison of two or more things by using the words like, as or than.
As fast as a cheetah.
What is an onomatopoeia and give an example.
An onomatopoeia is a word like a noise such as snap and bang.
What is an alliteration and give an example.
An alliteration is when the words have the common consonants.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is a sibilance and give an example.
A sibilance is like an alliteration except it is special just for the letter āsā.
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
What is a personification and give an example.
A personification is an inanimate object described doing an action of a human.
The tree danced in the crisp spring wind.
What is a hyperbole and give an example.
A hyperbole is an expression of exaggeration.
His care for the girl weighed a ton.
What is an oxymoron and give an example.
An oxymoron is using two opposite words in the same sentence.
Te living dead.
What is an assonance and give an example.
An assonance is when the vowels inside a word are repeated.
Try to light the fire.
What is repitition and give an example.
Repitition is when words are repeated several times for a fading effect.
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
What is rhyme and give an example.
Rhyme is when two or more words sound the same at the end of the word.
Little Miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider, that sat down beside her, and frightened Miss Muffet away.
